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Monday, November 19, 2007

Chez Clement

I met Sarah in the JFK waiting lounge enroute to Paris...

Sarah has lived in Paris for 20 years and runs acting classes for the French at F.A.C.T.

Sarah invited M. and I to join her for dinner at Chez Clement, a chain all over Paris. You can see they have their menu outside for all to see. YAY!The thing about Chez Clement that grabbed my attention was not their food (pleasent enough) but their decor...SPOONS everywhere at Chez Clement!Why they don't call this chain Chez Cuillère or Chez du Cuillères or Les Cuillères is something I have yet to figure out..? Of course there are a ton of copper pots hanging all over - so some might insist on calling it, Chez Pot de Cuivre...More pot de cuivre hanging at the entrance... There must be a M. Clement somewhere who would take exception to my renaming his restaurant...

They proudly announce on the vitrines that their mashed potatoes are home-made!

Pot de cuivre door handles!

Step inside and you are greeted by an ARDOISE! announcing the special of the day. M. & I got the special which included dessert!

27 comments:

What a cool restaurant with Spoons all over. I could see why you couldnt stop photographing everything. I loved the lamp with all the spoons on it.Also love the paintings. Did you get an Eiffel tower trinket this time? I'm noticing it in your paintings now. Makes me think 'Paris painting' right away.

Delightful post with the spoons everywhere. That restaurant looked like fun. I love those door handles and chandeliers. Clever, these humans. ;)) And your watercolors capturing it all are, as always, beautiful.

I think that spoons are the most sensual of all of the eating implements. Somehow, they take us back to that time when all of our needs were met by another. They also have no sharp points we can inadvertently hurt ourselves with.All that said, love the Eiffel tower on top of the macaroon. Lovely!

Obviously I LOVE spoons too La Belette Rouge since I've turned into a spoon pick-pocket or cafe-spoon shop-lifter.NVER from a store - not interesting to me and no history either...But from cafes..irresistable!Who knows who stirred their coffee with that spoon? And the aesthetics are superior to any store.

Chez Clément looks fascinating! I'll soon be visiting my son and family in Clermont-Ferrand, in the Auvergne. I'll have to plan a visit to Paris to check out this restaurant! Love your accompanying art!Meanwhile, the "Tchin-Tchin" for Novembre/Décembre, magazine produced by the Société des Alcoöls du Québec (I live in Québec City) has just arrived, and includes a recipe for macarons, which I shall try out this week.

How strange to think that the French have CHAIN Restaurants! But the pots-and-spoons theme is sooo much nicer than all the American chains full of sports memorabilia! As for your spoon propensities, I really must update my passport now, so I will be ready to spring into action when you get sent to the slammer.